Women with childcare responsibilities / returning from maternity leave. Tribunals have accepted that women still bear the greater burden of childcare and, as such, refusing a request to work inflexible hours / days can amount to indirect sex discrimination. For example, a policy requiring all ...
One such example was in the case of Commotion Ltd V Ruty (this is an EAT decision and binding) , where it was held that the decision to turn down a flexible working request was made on incorrect facts. In this case, the organisation did not give an proper consideration of the reques...
When the job duties allow it, for example when working digitally as aSoftware Engineer, an employee might request a working from home policy (also called home office). For example, they might be allowed to work from home two days per week. The COVID-19 pandemic has already forced many co...
One of the most controversial HRM topics that have received extensive attention from academics and practitioners communities over the past two decades is flexible working hours (FWH) and its impact on productivity. Nevertheless, the work is focused almost exclusively on business and organizational aspect...
These schemes are a great way of creating more equal opportunities in the workplace. They reduce the cost of childcare from a nursery of the employee’s choice. Payments are taken from the employer, who will then reduce the employee’s salary to match. ...
[Related read:Working moms need a new F-word: flexibility] Helping identify those key “tweaks” is Werk’s job. Organizations rely on consistent systems and Werk’s research defined clear paradigms for creating flexibility. For example, the study defined a flexible job as a “full-time W2 ...
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As more fathers and non-parents request it, there is less space for "the flexibility stigma" mothers experience to remain. A survey by Werk also found that older generations are just as likely to want flexible working — they’re just less likely to ask for it. How to move away from ...
A flextime work arrangement gives workers the right to start and end their workday as desired or within a specific window. For example, some companies require flextime employees to be present during core hours, such as from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They may also require that all work be cond...
to ask for flexible working, providing they have at least 26 weeks' employment with that employer."In future, you will not have to give a reason for your request, so it will no longer have to be because you need to care for a child or an elderly relative, for example," adds Daurka...